The Steelers will clinch a playoff berth Sunday if they beat the Ravens, and if the Jets lose to the Patriots. Would it be extra sweet for the Steelers to secure a playoff berth in Baltimore? Steelers coach Mike Tomlin likes winning anywhere.

“It would be difficult for me to care less about the location,” Tomlin said during a Wednesday conference call.

Tomlin said he was expecting to get the Ravens’ best shot, despite their record (4-10) and a depleted lineup.

“We got respect for those guys, players and coaches,” Tomlin said. “We have respect for how they do their business and their intentions. I really think the intensity of the rivalry is based on that respect, because we know that regardless of circumstance, we should anticipate their best, and they should anticipate ours.”

The Steelers (9-5) have dealt with season-ending injuries to running back Le’Veon Bell and center Maurkice Pouncey, and were also without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for four games. But with Roethlisberger back in the lineup, and De’Angelo Williams (799 yards rushing) playing well at running back, the Steelers look capable of making a playoff run if they get in.

When the 2015 schedule was released, both the Steelers and Ravens expected Sunday’s game to have playoff significance. For the Ravens, it no longer does. But for the Steelers, winning in Baltimore on Sunday could help punch their playoff ticket.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed WR Michael Crabtree to a three-year deal on Friday according to general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome.

The deal is apparently worth $21 million, according to Adam Shefter.

Ravens giving WR Michael Crabtree a three-year, $21 million deal, including $15 million in first two years and $11 million guaranteed ($7M signing bonus), per source. Deal could be worth up to $20 million in first two years.

The 31-year-old is coming off a 2017 season when he recorded 58 receptions for 618 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2016 he posted 89 receptions for 1,003 yards and eight touchdowns.

Since 2015, the Texas Tech product has scored 25 receiving touchdowns, the fifth-most in the NFL. Crabtree and Steelers WR Antonio Brown are the only NFL players to post at least eight touchdown catches in each of the past three seasons.

In all, Crabtree has played nine NFL seasons – six of them with San Francisco (2009-14) and three with Oakland (2015-17). The former first-round draft pick (10th overall, Texas Tech) has registered 579 receptions for 6,870 yards (11.9 avg.) and 51 touchdowns in 125 career games (122 starts).

“Michael has played very well against the Ravens, so we know firsthand the attributes he brings to the game,” Newsome said in a team statement. “He is a smart, tough, physical receiver who battles for the ball. We like his temperament and believe he is a good fit for our football team, on and off the field.”

Since he entered the NFL in 2009, Crabtree’s 51 receiving scores rank 10th among active wide receivers, while his receptions (579) are seventh, and his receiving yards (6,870) are 12th.

The most obvious move in the NFL this offseason was the Ravens signing a new wide receiver (or three). It was less obvious why the team decided to commit so much money to former Redskins receiver Ryan Grant.

Grant has long been beloved by his coaches and teammates, but the results have never been there on game day. He has some potential to improve if given a larger role in a team's offense, which he likely would have had in Baltimore, but it never made much sense to offer him a 4-year contract worth nearly 30 million, with $14.5 million guaranteed.

Thankfully for fans who were uninspired by the reported agreement, Grant was unable to pass his physical and will not be joining the team.

WR Ryan Grant, who reached agreement with Baltimore on a $29 million deal, failed his physical and his Ravens deal is null and void, per sources. Grant will have to find another deal with another team willing to pass him on his physical.

Baltimore failed former Washington WR Ryan Grant on his physical over an ankle injury that dated back to the Redskins' final regular-season game, per source. Grant's time in Baltimore is over before it began. He remains a free agent.

At a press conference Friday morning, GM Ozzie Newsome called the void a "medical decision" that Newsome had no control over.

Newsome: "I did not get the results of Ryan's physical until about 4 o clock yesterday." Said team consulted with many doctors around the country. "It's not a football decision. It's a medical decision that I had no control over."

You have to feel for Grant, who by all accounts has worked his tail off for many years just waiting for his chance. It's never easy missing out on nearly $15 million dollars guaranteed, but Grant should be able to find work with another team.

The timing of this news, coming so soon after former Raider Michael Crabtree became available, seemed fishy to some.

Former Raiders' WR Michael Crabtree is scheduled to visit Friday with the Baltimore Ravens, per source.

It's probably not fair to suggest that an NFL franchise would actually so publicly back out of a deal just because another option came along, as any team with that reputation would struggle to attract future free agents. That said, it could end up working out splendidly for the team.

Besides, if all else is equal, shouldn't a team located in Baltimore be going after a guy named CRABtree?